First Avenue Theatre

200 E. 1st Avenue,
Rome, GA 30161

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Previously operated by: Chris McGuire Cinemas, Lam Operating Company

Architects: Albert Howell, McKendree A. Tucker

Firms: Tucker & Howell

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The First Avenue Theatre was opened in 1949. It was showing "Bridge Under the Sun" on December 1, 1961 with admission sixty cents for adults and twenty-five cents for kids. During the 1970’s it was run by Chris McGuire Cinemas.

Contributed by MikeRogers

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Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on December 3, 2010 at 12:39 pm

It closed as a Chris McGuire Theatre whatever that was.

HeleneFowler
HeleneFowler on December 5, 2011 at 11:42 am

The McGuire Sisters bouht the theaters from Lam Amusement Co.. They defaulted on the loan and the Lam’s took bck over the theaters.

JackCoursey
JackCoursey on May 26, 2025 at 1:40 pm

The 1973 Rome City Directory list the address as 200 E First Ave, Rome, GA. It appears that the building has been demolished.

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